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What we do

Creation of Cutting Edge Technology for Realization of the Low Carbon Society over the World in Future

Promote R&D, under competitive funding, of new basic high potential scientific knowledge and discovery to realize continual and steady reduction of greenhouse gas emission in middle and long term. We expect to obtain fruits of research leading to the Green Innovations.

Making Conceptual Breakthrough and Creation of “Game Changing Technology”

ALCA contributes to the reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emission in middle and long　term (2030～2050) and the realization of low carbon and wealthy society.


Scheme

  • ALCA Provides the Fund to Researchers in University, Public Institute and Private Sector.
  • Research and Development Period is Maximum 10 Years if Stage Gate Evaluation is Good.
  • ALCA Proceeds the Research Project Comprehensively from Basic Research to Technology Development for Commercialization.
  • ALCA Calls for Proposal under Designated Research Area Depend on National Initiative and Non-Designated Research Area.
  • Research Fund is from 10M yen/Year to 100M yen/Year (Not Include Indirect Cost).

Program Director, Program Officer

Program Director Kazuhito Hashimoto Professor, The University of Tokyo
Program Officer Makoto Konagai Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Program Officer Shirabe Akita Vice President, General research Institute of Electric Power Industry
Program Officer Tetsuya Osaka Professor, Waseda University
Program Officer Yoshinao Mishima Executive Vice President, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Program Officer Akihiko Kondo Professor, Kobe University
Program Officer Kohei Uosaki Principal Investigator, National Institute for Materials Science
Program Officer Kenji Taniguchi President, Nara National College of Technology

Research Area (FY2011)

  • Designated Research Area
    a. Solar Cell and Solar Energy System
    b. Superconducting System
    c. Electric Storage Device
    d. Ultra Heat-Resistant Material and High Quality Recycling Steel
    e. Biotechnology
  • Non-Designated Research area

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